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Hermeneutics January 2017 Saturday, January 7Th, 9Am−5Pm Weeknights, January 9Th−20Th, 7Pm−10 (Except the 16Th) Saturday, January 28Th, 9Am−5Pm 3 Credits BI 501 Hermeneutics January 2017 Saturday, January 7th, 9am−5pm Weeknights, January 9th−20th, 7pm−10 (except the 16th) Saturday, January 28th, 9am−5pm 3 credits Professor Information Nicholas G. Piotrowski, Ph.D. [email protected] 317.966.1990 Office hours by appointment Course Information BI 501 Hermeneutics A survey and analysis of recent philosophical trends in reading and interpretation. Specific application to reading the Bible will be made, as well as an entrée into Old Testament and New Testament “criticism.” 3 credits. Course Objectives By the end of the course, the student should be able to: 1. Understand hermeneutical practices and “critical” methods in the history of the western church. 2. Identify and navigate developing philosophical, epistemological and literary trends. 3. Apply text-based hermeneutics to biblical genres. 4. Articulate objectives 1−3 vis-à-vis a recent scholarly work on hermeneutics. collaborating with local churches for biblical and theological training Learning Outcomes Within the ITS Learning Outcomes, this course contributes to shaping students’ aptitude in Hermeneutics & Biblical Theology proficient at reading and interpreting biblical Hebrew and Greek, appreciating the rhetorical functions of the biblical books in their original social contexts, comprehending the contours of redemptive history within a covenantal framework, and possessing a very high biblical literacy and trenchant understanding of the gospel. Cultural Apologetics perceiving longstanding historical and philosophical trends that have created our cultural moment, discerning the source and interpreting the significance of contemporary events, and apologetically promoting the plausibility of the gospel. Teaching Method This course is premised on the conviction that the Bible is the inspired word of Almighty God and contains everything necessary for salvation, life, godliness and fruitful ministry. Right handling of this unique collection of texts is a matter of Christian faithfulness to our Lord. Therefore, we will examine the Bible itself for the hermeneutical approaches it calls for on its own terms. These approaches will be examined in light of current philosophical and epistemological trends. Finally, certain historical-critical issues surrounds the texts of the OT and NT that bear on interpretation will be covered. Class time will be divided between theory and praxis. Lecture/discussion and colloquium formats. Bring your Bible and the textbooks to every class. All laptop users must sit in the front of the class. The result of having anything other than a word doc open during class is to be marked absent for that class. Course Readings: Required: Brown, Jeannine K. Scripture as Communication: Introducing Biblical Hermeneutics. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2007. †Carson, D. A. “Approaching the Bible” in The IVP New Bible Commentary. 4th ed. Downers Grove: Inter-Varsity, 1994. †Culpepper, R. Alan. “Mapping the Textures of New Testament Criticism: A Response to Socio-Rhetorical Criticism.” Journal for the Study of the New Testament 70 (1998): 71–77. †Dean, Margaret E. “Textured Criticism.” Journal for the Study of the New Testament 70 (1998): 79–91. ITS BI 501 Hermeneutics 2 of 8 McCartney, Dan and Charles Clayton. Let the Reader Understand: A Guide to Interpreting and Applying the Bible. 2d ed. Phillipsburg: P&R, 2002. †Packer, J. I. “The Only True God” in Knowing God. Downers Grove: IVP, 1977. †Piotrowski, Nicholas G. “Introduction.” Pages 1−32 in Matthew’s New David at the End of Exile: A Socio-Rhetorical Study of Scriptural Quotations. Supplements to Novum Testamentum 170. Leiden: Brill, 2016. Sire, James W. The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog. 5th ed. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 20014. †No need to purchase; will be uploaded to Sycamore. ONE of the following (to be assigned the first class session): George, Timothy. Reading Scripture with the Reformers. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 2011. Hall, Christopher A. Reading Scripture with the Church Fathers. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1998. Goldsworthy, Graeme. Gospel-Centered Hermeneutics: Foundations and Principles of Evangelical Biblical Interpretation. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 2006. Vanhoozer, Kevin J. and Daniel J. Treier. Theology and the Mirror of Scripture: A Mere Evangelical Account. Studies in Christian Doctrine and Scripture. Dowers Grove: InterVarsity, 2015. Recommended: Alexander, T. Desmond et al., eds. New Dictionary of Biblical Theology. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 2000. Balla, Peter. Challenges to New Testament Theology: An Attempt to Justify the Enterprise. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 1997. Bartholomew, Craig G. Introducing Biblical Hermeneutics: A Comprehensive Framework for Hearing God in Scripture. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2015. Beale, G. K. Handbook on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament: Exegesis and Interpretation. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2012. _____, ed. The Right Doctrine from the Wrong Texts?: Essays on the Use of the Old Testament in the New. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1994. Beale, G. K. and D. A. Carson, eds. Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2007. Carson, D. A. Exegetical Fallacies. 2d ed. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1996. ITS BI 501 Hermeneutics 3 of 8 Carson, D. A. and Douglas J. Moo. An Introduction to the New Testament. 2d ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2005. Currid, John D. Against the Gods: The Polemical Theology of the Old Testament. Wheaton: Crossway, 2013. Currid, John D. and David P. Barrett. Crossway ESV Bible Atlas. Wheaton: Crossway, 2010. Chilton, B. D. “Judaism and the New Testament.” Pages 603–16 in Dictionary of New Testament Background. Eds. C. A. Evans and S. E. Porter. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 2000. Davis, Ellen F. and Richard B. Hays. The Art of Reading Scripture. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003. Doriani, Daniel M. Getting the Message: A Plan for Interpreting and Applying the Bible. Phillipsburg: P&R, 1996. Eco, Umberto. The Role of the Reader: Explorations in the Semiotics of Texts. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1979. _____. The Limits of Interpretation. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1990. Ferguson, Everett. Backgrounds of Early Christianity. 3d ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003. France, R. T. Jesus and the Old Testament: His Application of Old Testament Passages to Himself and His Mission. Vancouver: Regent College Publishing, 1998. Green, Joel B. and Lee Martin McDonald, eds. The World of the New Testament: Cultural, Social, and Historical Contexts. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2013. Goldsworthy, Graham. Gospel and Kingdom (sold in “The Goldsworthy Trilogy”). Carlisle, UK/Waynesboro, GA: Paternoster, 1981; 2000. _____. Christ-Centered Biblical Theology: Hermeneutical Foundations and Principles. Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2012. Gorman, Michael J. Elements of Biblical Exegesis: A Basic Guide for Students and Ministers. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2001. Kim, Donald K., ed. Dictionary of Major Biblical Interpreters. Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2007. Kistler, Don, ed. Sola Scriptura: The Protestant Position on the Bible. Orlando: Reformation Trust, 2009. Leithart, Peter J. Deep Exegesis: The Mystery of Reading Scripture. Waco: Baylor University Press, 2009. Longman, Tremper III and Raymond B. Dillard. An Introduction to the Old Testament. 2d ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006. Lundin, Roger, Clarence Walhout and Anthony C. Thiselton. The Promise of Hermeneutics. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans; Cambridge: Paternoster, 1999. Metzger, Bruce M. The Canon of the New Testament: Its Origin, Development, and Significance. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1987. ITS BI 501 Hermeneutics 4 of 8 Morgan, Robert with John Barton. Biblical Interpretation. The Oxford Bible Studies. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Porter, Stanley E. and D. A. Carson. Discourse Analysis and Other Topics in Biblical Greek. JSNTSS 113. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic, 1995. Porter, Stanley E. and Beth M. Stovell, eds. Biblical Hermeneutics: Five Views. Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2012. Poythress, Vern S. Reading the Word of God in the Presence of God: A Handbook for Biblical Interpretation. Wheaton: Crossway, 2016. Provan, Iain, V. Philips Long, and Tremper Longman III. A Biblical History of Israel. 2d ed. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2015. Ridderbos, Herman N. Redemptive History and the New Testametn Scriptures. 2d ed. Phillipsburg: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1988. Ryken, Leland et al., eds. Dictionary of Biblical Imagery: An Encyclopedic Exploration of the Images, Symbols, Motifs, Metaphors, Figures of Speech and Literary Patterns of the Bible. Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 1998. Starling, David I. Hermeneutics as Apprenticeship: How the Bible Shapes Our Interpretive Habits and Practices. Grand Rapids: Backer Academic, 2016. Thiselton, Anthony C. The Two Horizons: New Testament Hermeneutics and Philosophical Description. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1980. _____. New Horizons in Hermeneutics: The Theory and Practice of Transforming Biblical Reading. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1992. _____. Hermeneutics: An Introduction. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009. Vanhoozer, Kevin J. Is There a Meaning in This Text?: The Bible, the Reader, and the Morality of Literary Knowledge. Landmarks in Christian Scholarship. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1998; 2009. _____. “From Speech Acts to Scripture Acts.” Pages 159–203 in First Theology. God Scripture and Hermeneutics. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 2002 Walton, John H. Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament: Introducing the Conceptual
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